Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-03
TIE MESSAGE.
he President Submits to His Cabinet
a Rough Draft of His Annual
Message to Congress.
secrs'sTy Bsyard's department Said
TO Abaorb The Lions share Of the
State DacumenY.
NOT d uch Said Abont the rarin-Ths Free
List Should bs decreased. but No
Articles aye Mentioned
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Tne President
at meeting OF the Cabinet Yesterday
submitted 4 rough draft OF his forth
coming annual message to Congress.
It was fully and freely discussed for
nearly four hours and will again be sub
mitted to the Cabinet Saturday in the
form in which it is to be sent to Congress.
Meanwhile spe culstion is rife as to the
contents Of what will probably be one of
THE LONGEST OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
written by Mr.. Cleveland. Those who
know say 1t will contain $4,000 words.
From excellent sources it is ascertained
thst Mr.. Bsyerd's department will absorb
the lions share CT the Presidents mes
| sage. He will announce IN the first place
elmer the result OF the laoors Of
me fisheries commission or the fSct thsu
they &re still n5 work. There is an i'm
preston prevailing that the commission
sill sit for the last tine Saturday It in
dlcates that the negotiations for new
treaty ar4 .mpr&cScsb!e. The result is
said 10 be favored ny Mr. BaYaTd, VITO is
represented IS desp&jring OF getting d
treaty acted upon by the Senate
IN IT'S PRESENT TEMPER.
What the President will be able to an
nouocA in his message is that the commits
sion has agreed upon the treaty of 1918.
The revision Of the naturalizA ion estSb-
lisbment of the central bureau for the
registration Of nstursiZ3d citizens,
and hints as 10 the advisable.
ity Of restricting BY federal statute
immigration Of On undesirable kind are
among the topics discussed by the Presi-
dent in view OF the recent anSrchist dem
Onstrations in various parts of the coun-
try. Regarding the tsrlff and other ques-
tiOns OF fasnce the President will have
little TO say, the present plan being, il is
said, to let the Secretary of the Treasury
deal with both questions N extenso
II HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
In q general and very guarded way the
President recommends, it is understood,
the liberal enlargement of the free list,
mentioning, however, by naue none of
the articles which ought to be
plsced thereupon. In the wording
Of this part Of the message
much care has been bestowed. Among
those TO wAom 1t hiss been read outside of
the members Of the Cabinet 2re Messrs.
q l..
dali has been given no opportunity to III
specSit. The codifCstion OF the banking
laws amended IL the manner proposed by
the Comptroller of Currency is recon-
mended. The President, it is thought,
viii in cautious way recommend
LIBERAL SYSTEMS OF APPROPRIATIONS
for the Improvement Ct the Mississippi.
He Will Hkely suggest, it is believed, that
the appropriation fer this river be made
separately, and not IS heretofore, in the
river ard hsrbor bill, which he has al
Ways regarded as an object of suspicion
more or less. ne repeal of the pre-
emptiOA and timber culture acts is
urged "a the strongest terms. The ne
cessity 'Cf preserving the national forests
is also pointed cut. The Pacific rail-
ways, Il Is understood, Will be the sub
jsct OF q special message to Congress Ia
ter On.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. PA caucus Of
Democratic Senators was held today
to which al informal report Of the caucus
committee was submitted respecting the
admission of Senator'S Turpie of Indiana
and Faulkner of West Virginia The
matter was discussed St considerable
length, bat as several members OF the
caucus were absent no line of sctlon was
and further discussion OF the
subject went over till tomorrow at II
O'clock, to which hour the caucus sd-
iourned. The caucus is confronted with
tou5t as to what course the Republicans
will pursue.
The members OF the Democratic
caucus say their party is firm
n the conviction that the two
senator's should be sworn in when the
other new senators sre, and they are as
pet unaware OF any purpose on the part
# the Republicans to prevent it. It can
lot be learned that the Republicans hsve
considered the OBJECT except as individu-
lis and it is certain no line Of action has
)eea mapped out.
The usual Course of procedure is to
'Wesr in the new Senators two Sc time
n the order in which their names stand
N the alphabetical list. The two
PARTIES are exactly equal in strength
i the start, but with the administration
II the o.th TO the tirst SenatorIon the list,
'Ir. Aldrich, the r .publiClns will have 6
majority end can, of course, control the
urrent of events il no dilatory proceed
ngs are rasorted 70. II is evident th&t
uC IlSuOSIS VI DOsl D3EEI6S
re studying the rules and piecedents
loosely with view to meeting any at
empt By their opponents 20 secure an
dVGotage. but without knowing exactly
3 yet what they are to guard against.
ne Democrats have caused kilograms
o be sent to their absentees sum-
loniDg them TO be present tomorrow
nd Monday. The a5sentees to-day were
anators George, Hearst, 8iodgett, Hsmp-
n, Gibson, Colquitt and Salisbury.
40 or three OF tins number, hoWeVer,sre
READY ia Washington.
BOTH PARTIES 10 CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Phere will be
aucuS of Republic members of the
ifthieth Congress Saturday es pm, TO
1nsider the question OF organization OF
le next House, aud the nomination OF
sndidates for various eff ,es If the sane.
The Democratic c9ucus VII be he'd IT